An Indian-origin Sikh man identified as a key figure in Canada's organized crime scene, Harpreet Singh Uppal, 41, and his 11-year-old son were fatally shot outside a gas station in Edmonton. The brazen daytime attack has been labelled a "sick and twisted" escalation of gang conflicts by the Edmonton Police Service.

Edmonton Police Service acting Supt. Colin Derksen, addressing the media, expressed the police's concern over the deliberate targeting of children, a departure from the historical restraint observed by gangs. The son's young friend, also in the car during the incident, miraculously escaped physical harm.